The flux of Tunguska-sized fragments from the main asteroid belt

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 46, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 303-309

  Farinella, Paolo ^a   Menichella, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

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EID: 0040248646     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(97)00062-7     Document Type: Article

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